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Episode 184: Hollywood’s Diversity Problem
Episode 184: Hollywood’s Diversity Problem
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jul 25, 2019
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When the 2016 Academy Award acting nominations all went to white performers for the second consecutive year, a trending hashtag - #OscarsSoWhite - swept Twitter. But in the span of just a few years, things seem to have changed. Professor Nancy Yuen explains the state of diversity in Hollywood, what challenges persist today, and how to reform the industry. Check out Yuen’s book, Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism Read her SSN brief, How Racial Stereotypes in Popular Media Affect People - and What Hollywood Can Do to Become More Inclusive
Released:
Jul 25, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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